| | Mexican Melodrama!: Aventurera/The Woman Of The Port DVD
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Foreign Films Movies, Gift Set Videos, Musical, Spanish, Mexican, Mexico, Prostitution, Prostitutes | | Starring | Tito Junco, Andrea Palma, Domingo Soler, Ninon Sevilla | | Director | Arcady Boytler, Alberto Gout |
Standard Screen; English Subtitles This double-feature presents a pair of vintage Mexican melodramas starring legendary actress Andrea Palma, who was dubbed "The First Diva of Mexican Cinema" for her prominent roles in "pecadoras" ("sinners") movies. THE WOMAN OF THE PORT (1934)--the film that made Palma a star--is the tawdry, tragic tale of a fallen woman who becomes a prostitute for sailors in a small seaside town. AVENTURERA (1950) is a campy musical that casts Palma as a villainous brothel owner who forces virginal girls into lives of prostitution. Mexican Melodrama!: Aventurera/The Woman Of The Port | List Price | $39.95 (You save $11.30) | | Studio | Facets Multi-Media, Inc. | | Orig Year | 2009 | | CD Universe Part number | 7969618 | | Catalog number | 98887 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Sep 22, 2009 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Mexican Melodrama!: Aventurera / La Mujer del Puerto | | Running Time | 177 Minutes | | Movie Details | B&W and Color; 2-Disc Set |
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Mexican Melodrama!: Aventurera/The Woman Of The Port DVD 2-Disc Set
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Dolby Digital - Spanish
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Disc 1: Aventurera
Feature - Aventurera
Disc 2: The Woman Of The Port - La Mujer Del Puerto
Feature - The Woman Of The Port - La Mujer Del Puerto
The popularity of Mexican movies during the 1940s and 1950s in the Americas was second only to Hollywood’s. The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema will always be remembered for its dynamic genres, charismatic stars, and innovative directors. These two films represent
two of the era’s biggest box office sensations.
Aventurera is a famous example of a cabareteras, a curious film noir and musical
hybrid wildly popular in Mexico in the 1940s and 1950s. Starring the immortal Ninon Sevilla, this passionate melodrama follows the rise and fall of a popular nightclub star with a dark past.
Woman of the Port stars the sensual Lina Boytler as Rosario. After the horrible death of her father, and the betrayal of her fiancé, Rosario is cast adrift in Vera Cruz. She becomes a prostitute, living above a cabaret where she picks up her clients. One night a sailor saves her from the brutal hands of a violent drunk. The lonely sailor and the lost girl are drawn to each other for reasons that become all too clear as the mysteryunfolds.
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